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From: aaron@madnix.UUCP (Aaron Avery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: BuffMemType in 1020 Mountlist
Keywords: Does it HAVE to be 2,3?
Message-ID: <668@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 26 May 89 05:24:29 GMT
References: <3931@utastro.UUCP>
Reply-To: aaron@madnix.UUCP (Aaron Avery)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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The Amiga's floppy disk DMA is performed by one of the custom chips, so yes,
trackdisk.device's buffers (it uses them for direct ram->floppy->ram DMA)
need to be in CHIP memory.

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Aaron Avery, ASDG Inc.         "A mime is a terrible thing to waste."
                                                             -- Robin Williams
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